Audit Management

Audit Management

• Resource allocation/prioritazion/planning/execution/reassignments

• Evaluating audit quality/peer reviews• Best practices identification • Computer Information System (CIS) audit career

development• Career path planning• Performance assessment• Performance counseling and feedback• Training (internal/external)• Professional development

Resource

• Allocation

• Prioritazion

• Planning

• Execution

• Reassignments

Evaluating audit quality/peer reviews

• Audit Quality

• Scope and objectives of IT audit

• Term of evaluating

Best practices identification

• Why is it Important to Learn about Best Practices ?

Computer Information System (CIS) audit career development

• To commits resources training and development

• If a clear career path and development program do not exist, the chances of poor performance and turnover of personnel are high.

• Define career path within which options, training, expected knowledge, skills, and abilities are specified for each level advancesment

Career path planning

• IS Auditor Trainee

• Assistant IS Auditor

• IS Auditor

• Senior IS Auditor

• Manager of IS Auditor

• Director of IS Auditor

Performance assessment

• Performance assessment is the process by which criteria for individual career paths are matched to organizational goals and objectives.

• Employees need to understand how the measurement of their performance relates to their progress both within the IS audit function and within the organization as a whole.

• IS Auditor must demonstrated effectively – through strong performance, as well as the successful attainment of knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• Term of assessment

Performance counseling and feedback• Management feedback is another

important component of the career development process.

Training (internal/external)

• Training Levels:– A general curriculum should be prepared that

covers training and education that must be administered to give all IS auditor an opportunity to become fully qualified in their profession.

– Individualized plans should be prepared that are tailored to chosen career paths, as well as to individual strengths and weaknesses.

Professional development

• Professional Community• Certification

– Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

– Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) – Institute of Internal Auditors

– Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) – Information System Audit and Control Association

– Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) - Information System Audit and Control Association